Welcome
to our guide to 36 kinds of sought-after records
in Buffalo &
Erie County, NY! Please don't skip over these pointers.

Most of these records
are offline, usually on paper
or microfilm.
This will not
change soon.

No institution can guarantee
access or results when searching for records. Not every institution has
enough staff to undertake research & look-up
requests. Fees and/or privacy
restrictions often apply. Out-of-towners may wish to consult researchers for hire.

If
an institution's holdings
could be described with simple date spans or place names, we entered
them into the
appropriate cell. Otherwise,
this
checkmark indicates
that they own it.

Wherever
possible, date spans and checkmarks are linked to more in-depth
descriptions.